Alaska, Typhoon and flooding
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Alaska residents are still coming to grips with the deadly flooding from the remnants of Typhoon Halong which wiped away villages and wreaked havoc on roads and homes. The record-setting storm left at least one person dead and damaged main roads and infrastructure, including a regional airport.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges to western Alaska. Authorities say one person is dead and two remain missing.
Over 50 were rescued in Alaska after Typhoon Halong remnants swept homes away and three people are still missing.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges to western Alaska. Authorities say one person is dead and two remain missing.
Water levels during the flooding event in western Alaska broke decades-old records after the remnants of former Typhoon Halong passed by.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong tracked farther east than expected, slamming into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast early Sunday morning. Officials said Sunday afternoon that the hardest-hit communities appeared to be Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Napakiak.
People from Kwigillingok and Kipnuk were evacuated to a 100-bed shelter set up in Bethel’s National Guard Armory. Local and regional organizations are collecting donations and fundraising to support families impacted by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
First responders in Alaska have conducted dozens of rescues after the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the region, washing away several homes.
1 dead, 2 missing after severe Alaska flooding Coast Guard official says left "absolute devastation"
One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.